Fuel-igniting device.



F. & L. SEDLAK & A. HORA.

FUEL IGNITING DEVICE. APPLIOATION FILED 06115, 1912.

1,052,624, Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

.FRANK sEDL'AILLooIs sEIiLaK, vANI) ALBERT HORA, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

EoEL-IGNI'IING DEVICE.

4Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

Application led October 18, 1912. Serial No. 721;,449.

To all whom it may concern Be it. known that We, FRANK SEoLAit and LOUIS SEDLAK, citizens of the United States, and ALBERT Hom,` a subject of the Kingdom of Bohemia, and residents of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fuel-Ignitinc Devices; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a fuel igniting device more especially for use in starting coal fires wit-hout kindlng wood, paper or the like and consists of the matters hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the a ipended claims.

The object of the liiveiition is to produce a device of the kind particularly adapted for use with cook stoves, and one which will be simple of construction, economical to manufacture and at the sinne time highly eflcient for the purposeintended.

In the drawings z-Figure 1 is a view repsenting a vertical central section threiigli the grate and apron of a cook stove showing our improved igniting device in position ready for starting a coal fire therein. Fig. 2 is a view representing on an enlarged scale a top lan of oiii improved igniting device with one of the burner tips shown in horizontal cross-section. Fig. 3 is a view representing a vertical central sect-ion through the device in a plane indicated by the line 8-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings, the improved igniting device is mounted on a standard 10 having an extended base 11. As shown, the standard 10 is tubular, being secured to the base in any familiar manner, and is threaded at its upper end to receive a finishing cal 12.

On the stan( ard is mounted a horizontaliy extending, vertically adjustable burner member provided with nozzles adapted to be inserted between the grate bars so as to discharge a hot flame against the fuel in the ate. 13 indicates the said burner mem er as a whole, the same being secured to the standard 10 and being constructed and arranged as followsz-14 indicates a cross-fitting comprising, as shown a vertical tubular member 15 which fits slidably upon the standard 10, and two oppositely placed, laterally extending branch tubes 16, 16. 17 indicates a liaiidle-bar which may be of any suitable construction to fit the hand for grasping it and has a threaded end 17n which is screwed into one of the branch tubes 16, and is brought into rigid engagement with the standard 10. Said bar thus constitutes a handle and at the same time means for locking or clamping the crossfitting 14 upon the standard. The other branch tube 16 o-f the cross-fitting is connected to the burner member as will appear and is screw-threaded to receive a threaded plug 18 which closes its inner end against the escape of gas. A coupling sleeve 19 is threaded into the outer end of said branch tube by means of which there is connected to it one end of a T-fitting 2O to which is coupled a controlling valve 21, and a rubber hose or other flexible connection 22 leading from the source of gas supply. The'end of the T-fitting 2O oppositeI the coupling 19 is threaded to receive a pipo 23 which leads directly to a nozzle member 24. The pipe 23 has a jet nozzle 25 fixed in its end adjacent the controlling valve 21 and air ports 26, 26, adjacent the same in the manner of a Bunsen urner. The effective area of said ports is controlled by means of a sliding ring 27 on the pipe Q3. To the end of the pipe 23 is secured a nozzle piece having, as shown, three nozzles Q8. The three nozzles are connected to said pipe 23 by a crossfitting 29. The three nozzles are arranged in a horizontal plane with the jet ori ices at. their ends adapted to discharge the gas in such manner as to roducc a horizontal sheet of flame which will -rise upwardly at a distance from the nozzles and thus attacking the bottom layer of fuel and also rising through the body of the sinne, produce igiiition in a minimum of time.

Our improved ignition device is operated in the following manner: The standard is placed with its rbase 11 on the apron 2%() ol' the stove 3l, as shown in Fig. 1. The burner member 13 is adjusted up or down, (the handle 17 bein first unscrewcd to permit the adjustment, until the burner nozzles QS are brought into a plane slightly above the grate bars and generally below the body of uel in the grate. The standard is then moved into such a position as to present the nozzles at the desired points, as shown. 'lhe gas is then turned on and ignited. By adjusting the ring 27, a blue hot tiame is produced which hastens ignition of the fuel. Longtlames are shot from the nozzles across or under the bottom layer of coal thus producing a sheet of flame which rises through the body of the fuel, ignites it and thus starts the tire.

It will be noted that our improved ignition device is so constructed and arranged that when in use the burner openings or orifices will be present-ed in a horizontal direction instead of upwardly and there is no danger of any ashes, coal dust or the like falling from the grato and elogafinfy said orifices. The features by which tie urner member is made vertically ad'ustable renders it poible to adapt the eviee to any kind of a cook stove or grate and the particular means roviding the adjustment whereby 'the acjustment is produced by means of the handle that is used for )lacing the device in posit-ion for use, makes the production of the ad'ustment readily and quickly accomplishe ive claim as our invention 1. A fire starting device comprising a portable upright standard having a base adapted to rest on the apron of a stove, a substantially horizontal burner member pro` vided with ay plurality of laterally spaced horizontally directed nozzles adapted to discharge in a substantially horizontal plane, means for mounting sai burner member on said standard so that said burner member is capable of vertical adjustment, and a handle member` said handle member operating in conjunction with said means and standard to lock said burner member in adjusted position on said standard.

2. A fire starting device comprising a portable upright standard having a base adapted to rest on the apron of a stove, a substantially horizontal burner member provided with a nozzle adapted to discharge in a substantially horizontal plane, a cross tubular fitting having a vertical member slidingly mounted on said standard and op- )ositely disposed horizontal threaded branch tubes, a handle threaded into one of said branch tubes and engaged against said standard to clamp said cross-titting thereto, a plu" closing the inner end of the other branci tube, means connecting said last named branch tube with the inletJ end of said burner member, and a valve casing communicating with said connecting means.

In testimony, that we claim the foregoing as our invention, we aflix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses, this 15th day of October, A. D. 1912.

FRANK SEDLAK.

LOUIS SEDLAK.

ALBERT HORA. lVitnesses:

T. H. Antunes, CLARENCE E. Ml-:unnoxi-z.

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